Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-16
1aA IRIsa IN FHs RsVOLUrIOx.
Rspsiiiug Critic Who AusmpU to Bsiistl
Their OreAs Work as That Tine.

Rspsiiiug . Critic Who Attempts to Bsiistls
Thsir Great WORK ss That Time.
A writer 10 the North American RepieW
for July discusses Irish Aid In the Revo.
luton iu . spirit worthy OF Massachusetts
Mugwumpery, Of true.b blue Toryism, or, In.
deed, OF downright Know. Nothingism. For
the chief characteristics Of the Mugwu mp 10 to
assume complete knowledge when he pos
sesses less than half; TO breathe spirit OF
disdain and suporcilious superiority which
was the vitality OF Torylsm during aud after
the Revolution; and 1t is the essence OF
Known othingtsm TO belle the merits OF and
suppress the truth about those whom 1t 10
pleased TO denominsts A." foreigners " - tho
best means OF expressing Oontsmpt for them.
All this II In the short but vicious essay on
"lrish Aid In the American Revolution. "
The writer asserts that the Irish " cannot
point 70 single name like Lafayette, Kos
ciusko, Pulaski or Steuben (; but there was
Con way, and there Was Con ways Csbsl. /"
He quotes from Bancroft, whose treatment
OF this portion OF history 10 inadequate and
misleading, both - TO the Irish In the msr.
lean army and In relation To the sympathy OF
the people Of Ireland with the Revolution.
He even puts Grsstsn In the attitude OF hos
tility
OF information ON this question OF which Mr..
Bancroft did not avail himself. There 10,
for Instance, the report OF the committee OF
the House Of Commons printed In Ts4, and
to bs found In the British Museum, although
rare outside OF It Edmund Burke was .
member Of the COMMITTEES whose duty was
to inquire into the conduct OF the Amsrioan
war. Among the witnesses was Msjor-Gen.
Robertson, who had served In America
twenty. -four ysarA He should have known.
Washington's army was likely to be sub
stantisliy true. He sWore that Gen. Lee In.
formed him that halt tho patriot army " Were
from Ireland. Even In the troops that came
well-known Irishmsn. The s,atf Itself In.
cluded refugees from Ireland, who were glad
| TO get whsck at their ancient enemy.
) As TO names TO match any tu the annals ol
the war, who else but Know Nothing could
iorgst-ail lrtshmen or the sons Of lrishmeu
Anthony Wayne. Knox, Washingtou's {
| sscrotsry OF war and the navy; Hand
| Waahinyt0n's adjutsnt general; stephen
Moylsn, Richard Butler, the sullivans
one o. vno% os So%%.nSs1 shs Norts;sa TT
loved aids-ds-campH Who will venture Y
| say that any man, native or OF foreign birth
eciipsed during the Revolutionary strife tn,
glory Of Barry, the father OF our navy Tn
S .o 70 81: 's%s1a sn:s Ss :"a:
Irishmsn, who did u tor an English bribs
But he forgets to tell how IIish Jack Barr,
sporned the bribe with Whfch Lord How
tempted him. He fdtgsts or does not kuo'
that C0nWsy's cabal" Waa 10 called mere
~ for ALTERATION that Conway was an Ii
signi6csnt msmoer OF the Jealous oliqu
which iocluaed Gates. 8chuyl lsr and LIE
none Of them Irish that Conway Wss b
lisvsd. In the words OF sullivan 70 Wasl
ington, $40 haye bsen imprudsntly led In
H." and thas b wroee manly spology
WaAhington. What did ne EnGlish l.
and the English Arnoldf
Ths servaces Of lrishoen In the Rsvol
ton were mot limited 70 the hghisra w
70 not suocssstuliy brought 70 an end BY val
only money " needed and IL Was the lrt
merchants Of PhiladsiphiA who. In Hs
: wheu the treasury wss empty end the ern
D In danger Of dissolution, cams forward vi'
{ nearly half . million dollars Tor the cnose
!. An Irishman, William The@psoa' ~ ~
/. secretary OF the O0uttneatal Couereae Jos
\ | Dunlsn minor 10 the couveallon IN III
= nd 70 ehs ara ConGrseA and she Psintss
y tho Dselasaatoa 0S lndepesdeaoe. wae I
1. Irshnan. Joha Ntxoo, who rod thas doc
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